Britain Free State swap coal for cattle pact reaches deal
A gentlemen's agreement would boost British coal exports to the Irish Free State by over 1 million tons in exchange for about 150000 head more Irish cattle to Britain. The accord aims to pause German and Polish coal imports and exempts cattle from land annuity duties, signaling a thaw in economic tensions before Christmas.
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Britain
Irish Free State
London
C.P
Free State
Germany
Poland
South Wales
Lancashire
Scotland
Eamon de Valera
Dublin
J. H. Thomas
The
Domnions
Walter Elliot
Canada Objects to Raising Russian Lumber Quota
Ottawa January 2 Representations by the Canadian government oppose any increase in the import quota for Russian lumber. Minister of Trade and Commerce R B Hanson said new negotiations have begun with Russia on lumber shipments to Britain. We want the quota kept at 350000 standards or lower if possible.
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Ottawa
C.P
United Kingdom
Canada
R. B. Hanson
Russia
Mr. Hanson
Rain Maker Eyes Cloud Spraying In Airplane Scheme
Halifax chemist John Lawson Greenham, a former Queen's University professor, says he has completed a formula to produce rain by spraying clouds from an airplane. He estimates 5,000 tons of water could fall at $20 to $50 per ton if clouds are available, and plans to test next summer. Greenham, who relocated from Northern Ireland in 1920, pursued drought relief after major losses in 1934.
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Halifax
C.P
John Lawson Greenham
Greenham
Queen’s University
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Nova Scotia
Atlantic
Canada
North America
Bank Clearings Weekly and Year Ago Totals
This week clearings reach $154 746 while last week totals are $200 277. Year ago during the same week clearings stood at $196 558.
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Cledtring House
Railroad veterans tour Hawaii and Manila plans Ricardo
R D Smith a former Canadian Pacific master mechanic at Medicine Hat returned from Honolulu on a CP house party in Vancouver. He met CP workers on Oahu rail line and learned Honolulu MM is son of Bob Bartlett, a fellow CP era man. CP party plans Manila tour for next year.
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Vancouver
B.C
C.P.R
R. D. Smith
Canadian Pacific
Medicine Hat
Honolulu
Oahu Road
Hawaii
Oahu
Smith
M.M
Bob Bartlett
Inter-Colonial
New Brunswick
Victoria
Manila
Vancouver police suspended amid pay-off accusations
Vancouver mayor G. McGeer charged an organized pay-off system linked to police protection existed in the city and denounced demoralization of the force. Deputy Chief John Murdoch and 16 officers were suspended at a police commission meeting. Col. W. W. Foster was recommended to become chief, with Bryan named advisor.
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Vancouver
B.C
John Murdoch
Col
W. W. Foster
John Gameran
Col. Foster
Canadian Legion
Bryan
Alberta
C.P
G. McGeer
Police Commission
Fear Nazi Action After The Saar Plebiscite
Rome reports from French and Italian sources say Pierre Laval plans to press Mussolini in Rome to back a Franco Italian move to preserve Austria's independence amid fears of Nazi influence after the Saar plebiscite. The three point accord aims to safeguard Austria and neighbors and extend the Austrian Hungarian Italian economic pact.
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Associated Press
Rome
Adolf Kitler
Saar
Austria
Pierre Laval
Count Charles de Chambrun
Laval
Mussolini
Czechoslovakia
Romanla
Italy
Paris
Central Europe
Rumania
France
Aussia
Tome
Ausia
Vrance
Winnipeg Labor Dominates Inaugural City Council Postings
Winnipeg January 2 The dominant labor bloc in the 1935 city council seized control of the standing administration committees at its inaugural meeting. Mayor John Ousen led with labor reps occupying four of the six key posts, signaling a pro labor agenda. The city also noted milder, snow flurries and a temperature around minus four.
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Winnipeg
C.P
John Ousen
Thetis Fires On British Vessel Casanova Off Bermuda
The American coastguard cutter Thetis fired on the British motor vessel Casanova off the U S coast during a 300 mile chase that ended with both ships in St Georges Bermuda. Casanova captain Bennett said the ship was near Block Island when the clash occurred and narrowly avoided a hit.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
C. P
United States
Thetis
St. Georges
St. Johns
Mild
Washington
Bennett
Block Island
Calgary Natural Gas Is Poisonous
In a gas filled Calgary cottage two men were found dead and two women unconscious when police arrived at a 20th Ave southeast home. Harry Wheatley age 45 and Private Thomas Hall age 31 were identified as victims. Wheatley’s wife and Miss Mary Kennedy were in critical condition. The furnace ran at full blast and a disconnected ventilation pipe was found. Wheatley and Hall were prominent Imperial Veterans Association members, with Wheatley a former Calgary president and Hall a former vice president.
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Calgary
C.P
20Th Ave
Harry Wheatly
Thomas Hall
Ordinance Corps
Wheatley
Mary
Kennedy
Imperial Veterans’ Association
Hall
Turmoil in Saar Basin as New Year clashes erupt
Nazi and anti Nazi clashes in Saar Basin escalate with 100 plus injured in 48 hours and two deaths reported near Saarlouis and Puettlingen. The League of Nations commission moves to curb politics banning demonstrations ahead of the January 13 plebiscite. Thirty former Saar residents from Chile arrive quietly by taxi to their homes as disorders continue in Jaegersfreude Saarbruecken Saarlouis Sinnerthal Ederhahn Puettlingen and Ensdorf.
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Saarbruecken
Saar Basin
Melvin K. Whitefeather
A.P
Saar
League of Nations Governing Commission
Jaegersfreude
Saarlouis
Sinnerthal
Ederhahn
Puettlingen
Ensdorf
Liberals Question Canada Titles Sparks House Debate
In Ottawa on January 2 Liberal Leader W L Mackenzie King moved a resolution asking the Prime Minister to refrain from recommending Canadians for peerages or knighthoods. The measure targets titles such as the order of the Bath or the British Empire, a recurring parliamentary issue.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
New Congress Eyes Roosevelt Move on New Deal
The congressional session opened with urgency as lawmakers awaited President Roosevelt's forthcoming policy package amid grave national problems. Treasury figures showed a six month deficit near 1.7 billion dollars and a total public debt just under 28.5 billion.
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Washington
C.P
United States Congress
Roosevelt
Capitol
Treasury
Starvation Strike of Polish Miners Reaches Eighth Day
In Katowice Poland on January 3 fifty miners remained underground at the Baska mine amid the eighth day of a death by action strike despite 30 having surfaced the day before. Wives petition the government to intervene, insisting their husbands will die unless work is provided. A Chatham magistrate rules a man may brew beer but cannot drink it.
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Katowice
Poland
C.P
Baska Mine
Chatham
Bennett Announces Reform Programme in Election Campaign
Ottawa dispatch reports Prime Minister R. B. Bennett opening 1935 campaign with a call for reform and government intervention to end laissez faire. He pledges to present details in later addresses and asks for public testing of the program before deciding its value. He notes unemployment and says reform could bring recovery.
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Ottawa
R. B. Bennett
Bennett
Freighter Rams into Lexington Sinking Off East River
The tramp freighter James Christenson rammed the steamer Lexington in the East River, sinking her with about 200 passengers aboard. Rescue boats pulled more than 150 survivors from icy waters as crews worked to recover bodies and account for casualties.
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Lexington
New York
Colonial Navigation Company
East River
James Christenson
William O. Pendleton
Providence
R.L
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Harold M. Jacobson
John Rugge
Jacobson
Patience
Lawrence Scott
Oklahoma Gunmen Clash Leaves Deputy Sheriff Dead
In an Oklahoma mining town a gun battle between police and a gang led by Raymond Hamilton left Deputy Sheriff Gerald Hodge dead and three others wounded. Officers pursued a stolen car believed linked to the gang after a pursuit involving Hamilton, recently escaped from Texas State Penitentiary.
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Pitcher
Okla
Jan
C.P
Oklahoma
Raymond Hamilton
Texas State Penitentiary
Gerald Hodge
Bennett Hints at Possible Union Government
Ottawa observers saw significance in Prime Minister Bennett referencing the opposition joining forces to reform the economy. He suggested unity of purpose and warned that without wholehearted support he could not bear the leadership in the current times.
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Ottawa
C.P
R. B. Bennett
Bennett
Mene
Broken Gas Main Triggers New Year's Explosions on Fifth Avenue
City workers traced the New Year’s blast to a snapped four inch gas main. The break occurred near a sleeve joint after a frost driven contraction. An inquest into Aubrey Booth’s death was opened. hospital patients reported improving conditions.
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Fifth Avenue
Hill Road
Police Court
City Hall
S. F. McEwen
Aubrey Neville Booth
Gillespie Block
H. McNeill
E. N. Dowson
A. E. Whiffin
F. Ferguson
J L. Trotman
H.C. Duggan
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Hatfield
McGeer
Geneva
Liberals
Mackenzie King
House
NEW Congress
Mr. Bennett
Mart Lacey
Mandarins
Granada Hall
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